Sea Chubs

© Johan Boshoff

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Sea Chubs

Vito rinwana

Drummers

Vito ra xi science

Kyphosidae

Size

Ku fika eka 70cm

Nhlamuselo

Yina xivumbeko xa tandza, yiva na miri wo phambarhala lowuntsongo. Yiva na magwaru yotsindziyela lawa yanga tala miri wa yona hinkwawo. Yiva na xinhlokwani na xinonwani. Ti fins tale ncileni tina xivumbeko xa foroko.

Vuxokoxoko

Nhlampfi leyi yina miondyangu yo ringana 15 na 42 wa tinxakaxaka. Yikume vito leri eka vatirhisi va swikepe. Yikumeka ngopfu emakumu ka mati ya lwandle na lomu kunga enta nyana. Matinu ya yona yana xivumbeko xa matihlo. Leyi I hlampfi leyi tlhariha swinene yitlhela yi tsakela ngopfu kutiva swilo. Nayona yatshikela matandza tani hileto tala.

Swakudya

Nhlampfi leyi yidya swimilani swofana na nkuxu na swinwana leswimilaka e lwandle. Tinxaka tinwana tidyaswihlampfana leswintsongo xikanwe na swihadyana leswi dyaka nyama.

Kuhangalaka

Yikumeka eka maxelo yo hambana hambana na le ka malwandle ya misava hinkwayo.

Common species

Chub - Kyphosus sydneyanus
Blue chub - Kyphosus cinerascens
Brassy chub - Kyphosus vaigiensis